Binder-tongue truck.



F. H. BOBIER/ BINDER TONGUE TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1916.

1 ,21 8,5 1 6. Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

UNITED srarns reirsnr oFmoE'.

FREDBICK I-I. BOBIER, O F MOUNT GREEN, SASKATCHEVJ'AN, CANADA.

BINDER-TONGUE TRUCK.

Application filed June 13, 1916.

such as will enable others skilled in the art will automatically followthe direct line of draft.

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear as mydescription progresses, my invention comprises the combination andarrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of theappended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a device constructed in accordance withmyinvention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. l is an enlarged detail of one of the wheel supporting castings.

In'the drawing, I have illustrated a portion of a binder which includesa stub tongue 1 which is braced by a suitable brace 2. Extendingdownwardly from this tongue 1 is a standard 3 which is connected to amain tongue 4 by a ball and socket connection 5. Secured and extendingat right angles to the main tongue 4: is a pair of bars 6. Pivotallymounted between the ends of these bars on bolts 7 are castings whichinclude tubular bearing members 8 and wheel spindles 9 on which dustcaps 10 are mounted which are adapted to protect the inner sides of thehubs of the wheels. Each of these tubular Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Serial No. 103,563.

bearing portionsis provided with a forwardly extending arm 11, theforward ends of which aims are connected together by a rod 12. One ofthecastings is provided with an arm 13 which extends at right angles to thearm 11 and is connected to the stub v tongue 1 by a rod 1ft. "Wheels 15are mounted on the spindles 9 and are provided with hard grease cups 16by means of which the spindles may be oiled. The ends of the hubs ofthese wheels are provided with chambers in which dust caps 17 aremounted and the rims of the wheels are provided with ribs 18 whichprevent the skidding of thewheels. Each of the castings beforedescribed, is provided. with a hand oiler 19 so that the movement of thecastings on the bolts 7 will be facilitated.

.It will be seen that with this construction when the main tongue 4 isturned the wheels on the spindles 9 will follow the direct line of draftand when a corner is turned the bull wheel will act as a pivot causingthe grain wheel to travel backward and allowing the binder to proceedcutting a full swath and leaving a perfect square corner. It will befurther seen that I have provided means for protecting the wheels sothat the bearings will not be worn because of the presence of dust orother foreign material.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of myinvention, it has merely been, for the sake of convenience and I do notwish to be limited to thatparticular embodiment as it is obvious thatnumerous changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of theappended claim.

What I claim is:

The combination with the stub tongue of a binder, of an arm dependingtherefrom and having a ball and socket connection thereon, a main tongueconnected to the arm by the ball and socket connection, a pair of barssecuredto the main tongue and extend ing transversely thereof, boltsextending between the ends of the bars, wheel spindles having bearingmembers mounted on said bolts, the said spindles being adapted to turnin a horizontal plane, arms extending outwardly from said bearingmembers, a rod In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, connectingsaid arms, one of said bearing in the presence of two Witnesses.

members having an arm extending at right FREDRICK H. BOBIER. angles tothe first mentioned arms and a rod Witnesses:

' connecting the last mentioned arms and the CHRISTIAN WIBE,

stub tongue. J QHN S. KBISTIANSQN.

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